Caution in reinterpreting the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) calcium and vitamin D trial breast cancer results

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 258-259

  Chlebowski, Rowan T ^a   Pettinger, Mary ^b   Kooperberg, Charles ^b  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PLACEBO; VITAMIN D;

BREAST CANCER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIET; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84455160819     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.027664     Document Type: Letter

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